List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"

This is a list of institutions using the term institute of technology or polytechnic. "Institute of technology" is a designation employed for a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. The English term "polytechnic" appeared in the early 19th century, from the French École Polytechnique, an engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris. The French term comes from the Greek πολύ (polú or polý, meaning "many") and τεχνικός (tekhnikós, meaning "arts").[1] While the terms "institute of technology" and "polytechnic" are synonymous, the preferred term varies from country to country.

University level edit

There are many university level higher learning institutions granting the highest academic degrees (including doctorate), that use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic" for historic reasons:

  Australia
  Bahrain
  Brazil
  Canada
  Chile
  China
  Czech Republic
  Denmark
  Ecuador
  Finland
  France
  Germany
  Japan
  Greece
  Hong Kong
  India
  Indonesia
  Iran
  Ireland
  Israel
  Italy
  Macau
  Mexico
  Nigeria
  Netherlands
  Philippines
  Poland
  Puerto Rico
  Republic of the Congo
  • Faculté polytechnique de l'université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa
  Romania
  Russia
  South Korea
  Spain
  Sweden
  Switzerland
  Thailand
  Turkey
  United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
  United States

Other higher education edit

There are many other types of higher education institutions (post-secondary education) which are not universities and use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic":

  Australia
  Canada
  Finland
  Singapore
  Ireland
  Malaysia
  New Zealand
  Pakistan
  Portugal
  Tunisia
  United States

Secondary education edit

There are also secondary education schools which use these words:

  Argentina
  Singapore
Note: Polytechnics in Singapore provide industry-oriented education equivalent to a junior college or sixth form college.
  United States

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "polytechnic - Origin and meaning of polytechnic by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
  2. ^ "Duncan Polytechnical". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23.